Federal Register Vol 76 No 75 Tuesday April 19 2011 Notices

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/Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices 111–52 (2010). refers to Accountable Care Organizations under the ‘‘ /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996) Health Care Statements], available at http://www.ftc.gov/ at 83–87, 110–11. Attorney Gen., Antitrust Div., U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Fed. Trade Comm’n, Advisory Opinions (1982–2010), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bc/ Public Law 111–48, section 3022 (2010). Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program: (2002–Present), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bc/ healthcare/industryguide/opinionguidance.htm. Opinion from FTC Staff (April 13, 2009) (evaluating /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices just in name. The Health Care Statements explain the ACO may comprise a specialty not found in any /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices undertaken a good-faith search for the documents and information specified in this Policy Statement 1. The application and all supporting documents that the ACO plans to c. The identity, including points of contact, of the five largest commercial d. The identity of any other existing or proposed ACO known to operate, or known to plan to operate, in any PSA in which the ACO will provide services All of the above documents and information must be received by the Within 90 days of receiving all of the above documents and information, the 1. has no present intent to challenge or recommend challenging the ACO, as 2. is likely to challenge or recommend challenging the ACO if it proceeds. /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices regulations. Medicare Program: Physicians’ Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They regarding the application of the antitrust laws to its formation and planned /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices V. Request for Comments The Agencies seek public comment from health care providers, payers, consumers, antitrust practitioners, and (a) The necessity of and practical utility for the proposed collection of (b) The accuracy of the estimated time and cost to prepare responses to the (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to (d) Ways to minimize the burden of collecting the information on those who Interested parties are invited to submit written comments electronically ‘‘ Enforcement Policy Regarding ACOs ’’ both in the text and on the envelope. Please FTC Web site, at comments/aco-comments/index.shtm. Because comments will be made public, they should not include any ‘‘ as provided in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and Because mail delivered to the FTC by the U.S. Postal Service is subject to https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ (and following the instructions on the web-based form). If this Notice appears at you may also file an electronic comment through that Web site. The to read the Notice and the news release describing it. A comment filed in paper form should reference the both in the text and on the envelope, and should be mailed or Federal Trade Commission, Office of the /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices provides: ‘‘ [44 U.S.C. 3501 preamble to proposed rule. amended Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 18a, as amended by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94–435, 90 precautions. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the i.e., 200 submissions. In developing an estimate of the time necessary for applying ACOs to collect HSR premerger notification filings, /Vol. 76, No. 75/Tuesday, April 19, 2011/Notices HUMAN SERVICES Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and Accountability In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, ’’ As an IT investment, HCAS is monitored by At HHS, there were seven different systems in place to support the people Acquisition System (HCAS) is an initiative to reduce the number of employ. HCAS replaced varying Procurement Request Information System (PRISM) Effective Dates: OGAPA filed a new system report with